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Georgia Tech repaired a recent leak at Cloudman Hall. Some students say leaks have been an issue in the residence hall, which was built in 1931 and last renovated in 1995. (Eric Stirgus / eric.stirgus@ajc.com)
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Hanging it up after 31 years, Putnam County Deputy Sgt. John Harper gathers the police uniforms from the closet of his home preparing to turn them in at week's end on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Hillsboro. Harper had a sudden epiphany recently that it was time to go, in part because of the current climate involving law enforcement. Once he made his decision, he was ready to go immediately. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
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Dr. Thomas C. Wyatt, 65, is no longer employed as a psychiatrist at the VA clinic in Blairsville, now that he faces two charges of sexual battery on a child less than 12 years old in Miami. (Miami-Dade Police Department)
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A voter enters Jackson Memorial Baptist Church to cast her vote during municipal elections in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
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Kennesaw State University students listen to Albert Campbell William Jr. He was invited by Professor Seneca Vaught, who teaches history and interdisciplinary studies, to speak to his class on Nov. 9, 2021, which is focusing on the civil rights work of the late Rev. C.T. Vivian. Williams Jr., 98, talked his experiences serving in the U.S. Army as a Black man during World War II and living through the fight for Civil Rights. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Washington County (Ark.) Jail shows Joshua Duggar. A federal judge has denied motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges against Duggar, a former reality TV star. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks also denied on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, motions to suppress statements Duggar made to investigators, motion to dismiss the case and motion to suppress photos of Duggar taken after he was in custody, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. (Washington County Arkansas Jail via AP, File)
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Sen. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, speaks in opposition of Senate Bill 2EX, newly-drawn congressional maps, in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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Michael Langford took an active role in mayoral elections for decades in Atlanta. He was a neighborhood activist and businessman known for getting out votes.
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Atlanta Board of Education Chairman Jason Esteves, shown at a news conference in January, said the Buckhead cityhood proposal would bring uncertainty to Atlanta families and the school district. STEVE SCHAEFER/ AJC FILE PHOTO
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State Rep. Bonnie Rich, a co-sponsor of the redistricting bill, shakes hands after it passed Monday. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Voters in the Nov. 30 runoff election will decide whether Andre Dickens (left) or Felicia Moore becomes the new Atlanta mayor.
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Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath won their Democratic runoff elections for U.S. congress.
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Gov. Brian Kemp speaking at event marking the opening of all 18 working tracks at the Georgia Port Authority's Mason Mega Rail Terminal at the Port of Savannah in November. The lines are meant to help handle the continued surge in cargo coming through the port. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Juliana Prieto has been hired to work as an epidemiologist for Atlanta Public Schools. Courtesy photo from APS
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A voter enters Jackson Memorial Baptist Church to cast her vote during municipal elections in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
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Auburn, split by railroad tracks running parallel to U.S. 29/Ga. 8, sits on the edge of Barrow and Gwinnett counties. Its historic downtown area to the north pays homage to its railroad history with a bright, red caboose. Fewer than 8,000 residents currently call Auburn home, but that number will double in less than five years based on the new number of homes being built, according to Mayor Linda Blechinger. (Tyler Wilkins / tyler.wilkins@ajc.com)
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Atlanta Board of Education Chairman Jason Esteves, shown at a news conference in January, said the Buckhead cityhood proposal would bring uncertainty to Atlanta families and the school district. STEVE SCHAEFER/ AJC FILE PHOTO
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Hanging it up after 31 years, Putnam County Deputy Sgt. John Harper gathers the police uniforms from the closet of his home preparing to turn them in at week's end on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Hillsboro. Harper had a sudden epiphany recently that it was time to go, in part because of the current climate involving law enforcement. Once he made his decision, he was ready to go immediately. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
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Mike Roby, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, addresses Soldiers, Airmen, retirees and veterans during Retiree Appreciation Day May 11, 2021, at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia. He abruptly retired just as an investigation was completed into allegations he sexually harassed an employee and made demeaning, racist remarks to others. Because he retired, he faces no discipiline. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Rydell Tomas)
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Now in its 25th year, Aurora Theatre's annual "Christmas Canteen" (pictured from 2019) opens the company's first season in the new Lawrenceville Arts Center. Courtesy of Chris Bartelski
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